Commuters battle for The Hunger Games as free books hit London Underground

300 copies of The Hunger Games have hit the Tube (Picture: Scholastic UK)

Armed with their Oyster cards, commuters began a quest for Hunger Games novels scattered about the Tube this morning.

There are more than 300 free copies of Suzanne Collins’ trilogy hidden in 13 stations chosen to match the districts in the dystopian Panem.

District One, known for luxury goods, will be represented by Knightsbridge, while the transport-based economy of District Six is represented by Kings Cross.

The drop, which features limited-edition graffiti covers, is a collaboration between publisher Scholastic UK and the Books On The Underground (@BooksUndergrnd) campaign to encourage book-lovers to share their favourite novels by leaving them on the Tube.

‘We’re sure these striking new editions from Scholastic UK will brighten up people’s commute and we hope it brings new readers to this phenomenal series,’ said the publishers.

In the books, boys and girls known as Tributes fight to the death in a game show.

The bestsellers have been made into hit movies with the latest, Mockingjay: Part One, out next month.

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